Under-five mortality rate — all countries

Under-five mortality rate — United States

Under-five mortality rate in the United States in 2024 — 6.5 per 1,000. Ranked 53 in the world out of 196. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 78.4%.

2024 6.5 per 1,000 +0% vs 2023
World rank 53of 196
Period maximum 30.1 per 1,0001960
Period minimum 6.5 per 1,0002018

Trend over time

1960–2024 · per 1,000 live births

Under-five mortality rate — United States, 1960–202401020304019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 30.1 per 1,0001962: 28.9 per 1,0001964: 27.7 per 1,0001966: 26.4 per 1,0001968: 24.9 per 1,0001970: 23.3 per 1,0001972: 21.5 per 1,0001974: 19.7 per 1,0001976: 17.9 per 1,0001978: 16.3 per 1,0001980: 15 per 1,0001982: 13.9 per 1,0001984: 13 per 1,0001986: 12.4 per 1,0001988: 11.9 per 1,0001990: 11.2 per 1,0001992: 10.5 per 1,0001994: 9.8 per 1,0001996: 9.2 per 1,0001998: 8.7 per 1,0002000: 8.4 per 1,0002002: 8.2 per 1,0002004: 8.1 per 1,0002006: 7.9 per 1,0002008: 7.6 per 1,0002010: 7.3 per 1,0002012: 7 per 1,0002014: 6.8 per 1,0002016: 6.7 per 1,0002018: 6.5 per 1,0002020: 6.5 per 1,0002022: 6.5 per 1,0002024: 6.5 per 1,000
Change over the period: −23.6 (−78.41%) Average annual rate: -2.37 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: United States

United States 6.5 per 1,000
World 37.4 per 1,000
North America 6.4 per 1,000
High-income countries computed 4.8 per 1,000
Under-five mortality rate — United States, by year United States All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2024 6.5 +0 +0%
2023 6.5 +0 +0%
2022 6.5 +0 +0%
2021 6.5 +0 +0%
2020 6.5 +0 +0%
2019 6.5 +0 +0%
2018 6.5 −0.1 −1.52%
2017 6.6 −0.1 −1.49%
2016 6.7 −0.1 −1.47%
2015 6.8 +0 +0%
2014 6.8 −0.1 −1.45%
2013 6.9 −0.1 −1.43%
2012 7 −0.2 −2.78%
2011 7.2 −0.1 −1.37%
2010 7.3 −0.2 −2.67%
2009 7.5 −0.1 −1.32%
2008 7.6 −0.1 −1.3%
2007 7.7 −0.2 −2.53%
2006 7.9 −0.1 −1.25%
2005 8 −0.1 −1.23%
2004 8.1 +0 +0%
2003 8.1 −0.1 −1.22%
2002 8.2 −0.1 −1.2%
2001 8.3 −0.1 −1.19%
2000 8.4 −0.2 −2.33%
1999 8.6 −0.1 −1.15%
1998 8.7 −0.2 −2.25%
1997 8.9 −0.3 −3.26%
1996 9.2 −0.3 −3.16%
1995 9.5 −0.3 −3.06%
1994 9.8 −0.3 −2.97%
1993 10.1 −0.4 −3.81%
1992 10.5 −0.4 −3.67%
1991 10.9 −0.3 −2.68%
1990 11.2 −0.4 −3.45%
1989 11.6 −0.3 −2.52%
1988 11.9 −0.2 −1.65%
1987 12.1 −0.3 −2.42%
1986 12.4 −0.3 −2.36%
1985 12.7 −0.3 −2.31%
1984 13 −0.4 −2.99%
1983 13.4 −0.5 −3.6%
1982 13.9 −0.5 −3.47%
1981 14.4 −0.6 −4%
1980 15 −0.6 −3.85%
1979 15.6 −0.7 −4.29%
1978 16.3 −0.8 −4.68%
1977 17.1 −0.8 −4.47%
1976 17.9 −0.9 −4.79%
1975 18.8 −0.9 −4.57%
1974 19.7 −0.9 −4.37%
1973 20.6 −0.9 −4.19%
1972 21.5 −0.9 −4.02%
1971 22.4 −0.9 −3.86%
1970 23.3 −0.8 −3.32%
1969 24.1 −0.8 −3.21%
1968 24.9 −0.8 −3.11%
1967 25.7 −0.7 −2.65%
1966 26.4 −0.7 −2.58%
1965 27.1 −0.6 −2.17%
1964 27.7 −0.6 −2.12%
1963 28.3 −0.6 −2.08%
1962 28.9 −0.6 −2.03%
1961 29.5 −0.6 −1.99%
1960 30.1

Northern America, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

CA Canada 5.4 US United States 6.5

About the indicator

The probability of dying before the age of five, expressed as the number of deaths per 1,000 live births. The main target indicator of UN Sustainable Development Goal 3.2 — to bring it down to 25 per 1,000 by 2030. The gap between countries remains more than twentyfold, while over the past thirty years the world value has more than halved.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.